The Mcdonald’s Boys
A case remembered by many in the country with a borderline boogeyman reputation, two 12-year old boys, Toh Hong Huat and Keh Chin Ann, went missing without a trace. All that remained of them were their school books and bags which were found under a tree.
They were dubbed ‘The Mcdonald’s Boys’ by the press after the fast-food chain offered a $100,000 reward for anyone who had any information on the whereabouts of the boys, and their missing posters were placed in the chain’s outlets throughout the country.
Despite the cash reward, and an extensive police search, no trace of the boys have been found.
Many theories emerged, from abduction to murder, but with no evidence to prove any of their credibility, the case remains open.
One of the most solid theories is that the boys were kidnapped by a syndicate, had their limbs chopped off, and made to beg on the streets of a foreign country. This theory gained even more credence after a Singaporean on holiday claimed to have seen a street beggar resembling one of the boys (minus his arms and legs)
Tina (and the phantom call)
Not as prominent, but definitely more mysterious than the above case.
A 14 year old girl, Lin Xin Ying, Tina, vanished without a trace when on her way to visit her sick grandfather.
Initially, she was deemed as a runaway teenager, as her parents noticed she did not take her passport and she did not have a lot of money with her. The claims were further solidified when traces of her unhappiness before her disappearance started to surface.
However, unlike most runaway cases in the country, she never came back. The real mystery lies in the events described below.
Soon after, her grandparent passed away. Along with the obituary, Tina’s parents placed a message for Tina to come to the wake to see her grandparent for the last time. While Tina did not show up, a phone call came, and when Tina’s father picked up the call, he heard the voice of Tina on the other side of the line.
The caller made multiple calls, and each time, different relatives at the wake spoke to the caller, urging her to return home. All the relatives who had spoke to the caller claimed that they recognized the voice as Tina’s, and the police was alerted.
The calls were eventually traced to a flat and officers were dispatched to investigate, but however, no sign of Tina was found in the flat. This led to the police to classify the calls as a hoax call, but the relatives who spoke to her insist that the caller was Tina.
While they may have placed the note hoping for Tina to return home, the incident brought more questions. Was the caller really Tina? If yes, why was no trace of her ever found at the flat? If the caller wasn’t Tina, who was it and how did she manage to fool multiple relatives who knew the missing Tina? Continue reading
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